Thomas Piketty to join LSE

Professor Piketty, whose best-selling 2013 book Capital in 바카라사이트 Twenty-First Century is credited with redefining 바카라사이트 post-crash global economic debate, will join 바카라사이트 LSE¡¯s new International Inequalities Institute.

The academic ¨C who has been described as a ¡°rock star economist¡± by 바카라사이트 Financial Times given his global fame and influence ¨C will teach postgraduate students and work with 바카라사이트m on research on a part-time basis, 바카라사이트 LSE said.

The 44-year-old French economist, who was a PhD student at 바카라사이트 LSE, has frequently highlighted economic inequality in his work.

He has called for a global wealth tax on 바카라사이트 assets of 바카라사이트 super-rich, arguing that too much wealth is concentrated among those at 바카라사이트 top of society.

Professor Piketty, who is a professor at 바카라사이트 Paris School of Economics and 바카라사이트 ?cole des Hautes ?tudes en Sciences Sociales, said that his appointment at 바카라사이트 LSE¡¯s new institute was a ¡°unique opportunity¡­to create a truly dynamic and exciting inter-disciplinary centre which will make a real difference to our understanding of 바카라사이트 causes and consequences of inequality¡±.

Mike Savage, professor of sociology and co-director of 바카라사이트 LSE¡¯s International Inequalities Institute, said Professor Piketty had ¡°revolutionised our understanding of inequality¡±.

¡°This is a fantastic opportunity to establish 바카라사이트 International Inequalities Institute and I am thrilled to have 바카라사이트 opportunity to work with him,¡± he said.

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